MTG · Jun 1996 – Sep 1999 · 8 tracked products

Reserved List Era

basket vs S&P 500 Total Return

Alpha vs S&P 500
0
30-year horizon · since Jun 1996 · basket CAGR 12.4% vs SPXTR 9.0%
Benchmarked against S&P 500 Total Return (^SP500TR)
Iconic chase Underground Sea Revised · 1996

Underground Sea · Revised · 1996

Total invested at retail
$702.00
Sum of MSRPs, one box per product as released
Basket value today
$23,062.68
+3185.3% since release
S&P 500 equivalent (DCA)
$9,334.07
+1229.6% same dollars, same dates
Alpha vs S&P 500
+1955.6 pp
Basket CAGR 12.39% vs SPXTR 9.04%
30-year horizon

Cumulative portfolio value

Each dot marks a product's release date entering the basket.
$0$8,864$17,727$26,591$35,454 1996-072002-062008-062014-052020-052026-05 Mirage: Booster Box Visions: Booster Box Weatherlight: Booster Box Tempest: Booster Box Urza's Saga: Booster Box Urza's Legacy: Booster Box Urza's Destiny: Booster Box
  • Reserved List Era basket
  • S&P 500 (TR) DCA equivalent
Historical sealed prices reflect PriceCharting median sold comps. Single high-comp transactions on thin markets can produce volatility — we publish the same data a serious investor would want to read.

Box-by-box performance

Sorted by release. Click any row for the full vs-S&P 500 comparison.
Product Released MSRP Spot Return SPXTR Alpha CAGR 12-mo
Alliances Booster Box Alliances Booster Box Jun 1996 $72.00 $1,622.97 +2154.1% +1750.4% +403.7 pp 11.0%
Mirage Booster Box Mirage Booster Box Oct 1996 $90.00 $2,200.00 +2344.4% +1646.8% +697.7 pp 11.4%
Visions Booster Box Visions Booster Box Feb 1997 $90.00 $1,300.00 +1344.4% +1447.3% -102.9 pp 9.6%
Weatherlight Booster Box Weatherlight Booster Box Jun 1997 $90.00 $1,053.28 +1070.3% +1273.8% -203.4 pp 8.9%
Tempest Booster Box Tempest Booster Box Oct 1997 $90.00 $2,926.24 +3151.4% +1222.2% +1929.2 pp 13.0%
Urza's Saga Booster Box Urza's Saga Booster Box Oct 1998 $90.00 $6,600.00 +7233.3% +983.8% +6249.5 pp 16.9%
Urza's Legacy Booster Box Urza's Legacy Booster Box Feb 1999 $90.00 $3,605.19 +3905.8% +857.2% +3048.6 pp 14.5%
Urza's Destiny Booster Box Urza's Destiny Booster Box Jun 1999 $90.00 $3,755.00 +4072.2% +759.8% +3312.4 pp 14.9%
Historical sealed prices reflect PriceCharting median sold comps. Single high-comp transactions on thin markets can produce volatility — we publish the same data a serious investor would want to read.